New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-23
The FIRE RECORD.
FLAMES ON A COTTON LIGHTER.
MANY USELESS ENGINES AT THE RIvER-FRoNr-
THE LOSS ABOUT $4,000.

MANY USELESS ENGINES AT THE RIvER-FRoNr-
THE LOSS ABOUT $4,000
There was something of yesterday afternoon In
the East River the Fulton Ferry crossing over
burning cotton lighter The Mallory Line steamer LAM
pasas was lying at Pier NO 20 all day discharging
bales. half dozen and lighters
anchored tho ship. About o'clock hames
were breaking out among the bales piled on the
lighter under the bow OF the steamer and alongside
the pier Nobody was at work the beat at the time
and there was no apparent for the fire. The
flames spread all over the lighter In few minutes ana
the pier were seriously threaisncd The lighter was
loose at and with the aid OF the Charm the Jewe
tho stream There IL was surrounded by tugs. which
took the part Of volunteer fire boats until the Zopaar
flames mounting as high as the tops OF many OF tho
masts along south-st.
Two alarms Of fire sent out In this city and sew
eral engines drawn In front OF the Fulton
Ferry house They were OF practical use with the
aven away again .as he amss died down gradually
aboard the lighter and the cotton aboard began TO
burnt boat down toward the Battery When could be
o s the aony psr
said that there 1000 bales aboard consxned from
loss could be given the extern, Of damage the cot
ton being unknown The total loss will probably not ex
coed $4,000 which will fall chiefly on the Mallory Com
pany.
PRAISE FOR FIRENEN AND POLICEMEN.
HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'RE RESCUED FROM THE
Fire Marshal Lewis made an investigation yesterday
OF the fire in the fiat at the northwest Of Lewis
and Lafayette ayes, Brooklyn which occurred late
Wednesday night, aud was loud In his praise OF the
work OF the fremen and policemen In rescuing
the endangered persona He unable to ascertain the
of the flames but thought that they may have
from careessness OF person In throwing
lighted match In the rubbish 90 the rear OF the
lower hallway John hatfield. q clerk In the
grocery the ground-hoor, writing In
room there when the fire broke out He
ran out of the building and saw the man who was
the smoke but he fell back aud not seen again
He was partial paralytlc. aud was found sunocated
afterward. His youngest daughter was TO go TO Ger
mauy yesterday but her trip is now Indefinitely post
A. A. Horton. who occupied the second fat, was tho
first smell the smoke tried to find the fire. Fail
wife Ne ne Se DANES The BY the
stairway of, and he took his wife and two chill
der from the r.t aoor he fs 70 The ground nd hi.
wife and children were rescued by bremen MeanwhLe
his niece, Emma Drury age twelve, In trying TO fol-
low them went down the and her clothing caught
she rushed back 70 HI: Ts pa bod hs
and her hands blisered by the ladder she went down to
ersl seconds and thes dropped the grousd She
then found aud saved and Is believed she VIII recover
family had a somewhat similar experience aud 1t is
feared she will die. All the rest Of the people In tho
them were thrilling While searching tho house TO soc II
all had gotout District Engineer Farming and Fireman
fire under control within fifteen minutes after the
engines arrived.
ALMOST PANIC IN A TENEMENT-HoUsE.
Occupants OF the five stsry houses Nos 5l3.
5l5 ana 5l7 West Fffty-secondst. were alarmed soon
after a. III. yesterday by fire which started In the
cellar OF No 517. The houses owned BY Ellsworth
Striker and contain sixty families about 300 persons.
According TO the requirements OF the Building Law they
have dreesoapes In front and In the rear but they have
narrow halls aud sairways aud the dumb walter shafts
eof mott In
out after the fire. discovered and at one time the OF
element berdered panic. The fire spread through
the SIT quickly that number OF Inmates
did descend 10 the street by the stairs They
went BY way OF the roof To the adjoining house Ono
woman left her baby the roof but tho child was bun
died up bed clothes and escaped injury All the In.
escaped unhurt and the nremen extnguished the
hIr hekn fher lie damage